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Words that rhyme with direct

Direct has 2 syllables. The second syllable is stressed. There are 54 perfect rhymes and 80 near rhymes below, grouped by syllables.

Top rhymes for direct: checked, wrecked, sect, decked, necked, trekked, project, perfect.

Perfect rhymes for direct

54

1 syllable

  • checked
  • wrecked
  • sect
  • decked
  • necked
  • trekked

2 syllables

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  • deflect
  • unchecked
  • eject
  • dissect
  • bedecked
  • rechecked
  • deject

3 syllables

  • indirect
  • incorrect
  • disrespect
  • disconnect
  • redirect
  • intersect
  • reconnect
  • resurrect
  • recollect
  • disinfect
  • interject
  • misdirect
  • reelect
  • disaffect
  • reinspect

4+ syllables

  • interconnect
  • overprotect

Near rhymes for direct

80

Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.

1 syllable

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  • spec
  • peck
  • fret
  • sects
  • speck
  • vexed
  • flexed

2 syllables

  • forget
  • effects
  • projects
  • upset
  • objects
  • subjects
  • regret
  • affects
  • reflects
  • offset
  • suspects
  • respects
  • expects
  • connects
  • reset
  • defects
  • protects
  • rejects
  • gazette
  • collects
  • directs
  • quartet
  • annexed
  • duet
Show 19 more
  • brunette
  • cassette
  • roulette
  • cadet
  • corvette
  • exec
  • selects
  • detects
  • beset
  • perplexed
  • corrects
  • elects
  • preset
  • quintet
  • baguette
  • cornet
  • infects
  • rosette
  • unmet

3 syllables

  • cigarette
  • silhouette
  • clarinet
  • baronet
  • intersects
  • calumet

Questions

What rhymes with direct?
The closest perfect rhymes for direct are checked, wrecked, sect, decked, necked, trekked, project, perfect, respect and effect. There are 54 in all, grouped by syllables on this page.
How many syllables are in direct?
Direct has 2 syllables. The second syllable is stressed.
What are some near rhymes for direct?
Near rhymes keep the vowel sound but change the consonants, which is often what a lyric needs. For direct, try get, next, let, set and yet.

Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University). Word frequency from wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0), word lists from SCOWL, offensive-word filtering from LDNOOBW (CC BY 4.0).